Bottle-washer.



Patented Oct. 2, |900.

M. E. DN'ALLY.- BOTTLE WASHER.

(Application led Mar. 18, 1897. Renewed Mar. 7, 1900.)

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BOTTLE WASHER.

(Application filed Mar. 18, 1897. Renewed Mar. 7, 1900.)

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No. 659,I67. Patented D'ct. 2, |900.

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BOTTLE WASHER. (Application led Mm'. 18, 1897. Renewed Mar. 7, 1900.)

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MELVIN E. DONALLY,l OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO AMALIA M.

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BOTTLE-WASH ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 659,167', dated October2, 1900. Application filed March 18 1897. Renewed March 7, 1900. SerialNo. 7.747. No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MELVINE. DONALLY, a citizen of the Dominion ofCanada, residing in the city of New York, (Brooklym) county of Kings,State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBottlc-Washing Machines, dec., of Awhich the following is a specication,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part hereof.K

This invention relates in general to machines for cleaning bottles andother like ar-.

of the machine and set into it bodily; butk while I have describedhereinafter the various features of my invention as applied to such amachine it will nevertheless be obvious that some of such features arecapable of application to other machines and in other constructions thanthat represented, and particularly that the application of the inventionis in no wise dependent upon the number of bottles or other articlesupon which the mechanism is designed to operate.

In the machine shown in the drawings,which embodies in a practical anddesirable form the various features of my invention, the holder, whichis adapted to receive and support during operation a number of bottles,is mounted in a frame which is reciprocated by suitable means. A case isprovided which can be filled with a number of bottles outside of themachine and set into the holder bodily and removed therefrom bodily withthe bottles when the latter are clean. to rotate in the frame during thereciprocation of the latter, so that the positions of the bottles heldthereby are constantly changed, and means are provided to eect therotation of the holder, which shall not interfere with The holder isadapted l the movements of the frame. vThe said frame is mounted uponits reciprocating carriers so that it can be turned to shift the bottlesfrom the horizontal to a vertical position when the cleaning has beencompleted and it is desired to empty the water and the shot from thebottlesl preparatory to removing them from the machine, and when in thisposition the bottles are rinsed without requiring them to be `removedfrom the machine, which is an important advantage in the use of mymachine.

Provision is made whereby the turning or tilting of the frame and holderis effected automatically at a predetermined time. Devices are alsoprovided whereby the bottles are automatically released from the holderwhen the latter is tilted, so that the bottles can be easily and quicklyremoved.

Other features of the invention will be pointed out hereinafter.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of the machine which Ihave chosen for illustration of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan viewthereof. Fig. 3 is a detail view, in vertical central section, throughthe holder and associated parts. Figs. 4 and 5 are detail face views ofthe two heads hereinafterI referred to. Fig. is a detail view of thelocking device and its actuating means. Fig. 7 is a detail view of themeans for controlling the water-supply. Fig. 8 is a detail view of aportion of the stopping mechanism. Fig. 9 is an end view of theremovable case, showing the shaft in section'.

` The various working parts of the machine are supported upon a suitableframe A, the side members of which constitute ways for the reciprocatingblocks or carriers hereinafter referred to. A shaft B, having fast andloose pulleys b and b', is mounted in suitable bearings on the frame Aand is provided with cams or eccentrics B', by which the desiredreciprocations of the bottle-holder can be elfected. I have representedsaid shaft as provided with eccentrics for this purpose, the straps B2being connected by rods b2 with the reciprocating blocks O C, whichconstitute a carrier. For convenience in construction and in operation Iprefer to employ two independent blocks or carriers W1th correspondingactuating devices in place of a rigid frame and a single actuatingdevice, although t-he precise construction and arrangement of theseparts are not material to my invention. I prefer to mount upon the framespring-buffers D D in the paths of the blocks or carriers C C todiminish the shock at each reciprocation.

The blocks C C furnish bearings for the trunnions E E' of a frame E,which in turn supports the bottle-holder. The said frame E is preferablymaintained in a substantially-horizontal position during reciprocationand is allowed to tilt or swing into a substantially-vertical positionwhen the bottles supported by the holder` have been cleaned and are tobe replaced by others. To lock the frame to its reciprocating carrier ina substantially-horizontal position,I may employ a bolt F, which ispassed through one of the blocks C and engages the corresponding side ofthe frame E. I prefer also to provide means whereby the said bolt may bewithdrawn vautomatically after a certain number of reciprocations topermitthe frame to swing into a vertical position, the frame itself,with the parts carried by it, being preferably overweighted at one end,so that it shall of itself swing into a vertical position,with themouths of the bottles downward, as soon as it is released from itscarrier. As a convenient means for effecting the withdrawal of the boltI have provided a slide F', which has fixed thereon a cam f, adapted toengage the rollerj" on the bolt F and to withdraw the latter when saidslide has been moved a predetermined distance. One side of said slide isformed with a rack f2, to be engaged by a pawlf, which is pivoted on theadjacent block C. A guard-plate f4 overlies the rack f2, so that saidpawl shall engage the rack only as it nears the forward limit of itsmovement and shall therefore advance the rack the space of one or moreteeth, as the case may be. A spring f5 is applied to the slide to returnit to its initial position when released, and a detent-pawl]6 isprovided to engage a rack f7, which may be formed on the other side oredge of the slide. The said detent]c6 is held normally in engagementwith the rack fT by a spring f8 and is also provided with a finger f,which stands in such a position as to be struck by the frame E when thelatter swings to a vertical position, thereby releasing the detent andpermitting the slide,with its cam, to be drawn back again by the springto initial position in readiness for operation upon another set ofbottles.

The bottle-holder is preferably arranged to rotate within the frame E,and for this purpose the holder is mounted upon a shaft G, which issupported in bearings e e on the frame E. As a convenient means ofeffecting the desired rotation of the shaft G and the holder a wheel Gis affixed to one end of said shaft G, outside of the frame, and hasupon its periphery a series of pins or studs g g. Pvotally mounted uponone side of the frame A and in position to be struck by the pins orstuds g g are two arms g and g2, which are disposed one above the otherand are inclined in opposite directions. The arm g rests upon a pin g3,and the arm g2 is supported by a finger g4, which rests upon the frame.Assuming that the frame E is in its extreme position toward the left inFigs. l and 2, one of the pins or studs q upon the wheel G' during thenext movement to the right of the frame E will pass under and beyond thearm g. During the next movement of the frame toward the left the samepin or stud will ride up on the arm g', causing a partial rotation ofthe wheel and shaft, and during the next movement to the right will rideup on the arm g2. In this manner and by the engagement of successivepins or studs with the arms g/ and g2 the rotation of the shaft andholder will be effected as the frame reciprocates, and the positions ofthe bottles will be changed, so that the cleaning of them will bethorough and complete.

'Ihe holder comprises in addition to the shaft G a relatively-fixedplate H, which is secured to the shaft G and has holes to register withthe mouths of the bottles, and a relatively-movable plate H', which isadapted to support the other ends of the bottles and rotate with theshaft G, although it is free to move longitudinally thereon to a limitedextent. To accommodate the holder to bottles of varying heights, theplate I-l has, to correspond with each hole h of the plate H, anindependent spring-seated cup or plunger h to receive the foot of thebottle. As represented in the drawings, the plate I-I is secured to theshaft G to rotate therewith, with freedom for longitudinal movement, bya pin h2, which is fixed in the shaft and enters an elongated slot h3 inthe hub h of the plate H. An arm or yoke I is connected to the plate H'through its hub h4 in such amanner as to permit the free rotation ofsaid plate and is also pivotally connected to the block or carrier C ata point eccentric to the axis upon which the frameE swings. I haverepresented it as having its ends pivoted upon pins i, which projectinward from the blocks C in such positions as not to interfere with thedesired swinging or tilting of the frame E. It will now be evident thatwhen the frame is swung or tilted from the horizontal to a verticalposition the plate I-I will be pushed backward upon the shaft G byreason of the eccentric connection of the arm or yoke I and willtherefore release the bottles, so that they can be removed readily andquickly and others put in their places. I prefer to provide light casesor crates J independent of the hlder H H' to support the bottles whenreleased by the movement of the plate H' and to facilitate the removaland replacing of the bottles, one case or crate being filled withbottles by the attendant while another lot is being washed and then setbodily into the machine when the crate full lOO of washed bottles isremoved. Each case or crate J preferably comprises a plate J', providedwith holes j of a sufficient size to permit the passage through them oftheheads of the bottles, and a plate J2, provided with holes j ofsufficient size toreceive the bodies of the bottles. The two plates areconnected atintervals by rods or posts jg. lIn order that each case maybe set bodily into the machine, the plates are slotted from one sideinward to the center, as atj3 and j4, to straddle the shaft G, and forthe purpose of retaining the case in place except when it is to beremoved by the operator the width of the slotl qji in the plate t7'2 issomewhat less than the diameter ofthe shaft G, although the extremeinner portion of said slot is enlarged to the full diameter of the shaftG and is circular to fit said shaft. Somewhat above or to the right ofthe position which the plate J2 occupies during the operation of themachine the shaft G is iiattened, as at gx, so that its thickness shallbe the same as the width of the slot j4. In placing the case in themachine the plate J2 is made to register with the fiattened portion gxof the shaft Gand is slipped laterally into place, the sha'ft G thenbeing vertical, and is then allowed to drop until the plate Jl restsupon the plate H of the holder, whichmovementwill bring the plate J;abelow the flattened portion gx, preventing any further lateral movementof the case. Inasmuch as each case is laid to suit the bottles to bewashed, it will be -held against shifting to and fro upon the shaft Gwhen the machine is in operation by contact of the shoulders of thebottles with the plate J about the holes j.

Water is preferablyintroduced into the bot-- tles during the shaking ofthe same, and' after the shaking and while the bottles are in themachine they are thoroughly rinsed. I have therefore providedthepconnections which I will presently describe. Mounted upon the shaftG and preferably secured to the frame E is a head K, which has in itsface an annular channel 7c and which also is connected to a suitablewater-supply through a pipe lo'. A corresponding head K is also mountedupon the shaft G to rotate with the holder and has in its face anannular channel k2, which corresponds to and registers with the channello of the head K. By a system of headers 7c3 and distributing-pipes 134water is conducted to the nozzles h5, by which it is directed into thebottles through the holes h. A jacket or shot-pocket k6, made with manyperforations or sieve-like to permit the water to escape freely,especially in rinsing, surrounds the nozzle h5 to form a receptacle forthe shot from the corresponding bottle when the holder is swung ortilted into a vertical position, and another jacket la7 may, if desired,surround the perforated jacket k6, holes lo? being left in the head 709,through which the water may escape. Suitable packing devices areinterposed between the two heads K and K to prevent the escape of waterat that point. The

zontal position, the arm Z is struck and the valve opened to permit asmall quantity of water to enter the bottles. Then the valve is closedby the operator by turning the arm l to a horizontal position, in whichit remains till the bottles have been shaken sufficiently. When theholder swings again to the vertical position, the valve is again opened,and the bottles are thoroughly rinsed by streams of water throwndirectly into the bottles through the nozzles While the bottles remainin the machine, thus saving a second handling of the bottles, which isan important feature of the machine. It will be understood, of course,that the shot pass into the perforated jackets or shot-pockets 106 whenthe holder is swung to the vertical position.l

.As it is my desire to make the machine as completely automatic aspossible in its action, I have provided means for stopping the shakingautomatically at a predetermined time. For this purpose I take advantageof the tilting or swinging of the holder, which, as already described,is tilted or swung from the horizontal to the vertical position atapredetermined time. On one of the trunnions E of the frame E is secureda wing cam or projection m, which is arranged to strike theshipper-lever Mwhen the frame and holder swing to the vertical positionand to operate the same. A bell-crank vM may connect the leveroperatively with a shipper-rod M2 to shift the belt from a fast to aloose pulley in the usual manner or any other equivalent stoppingmechanism may beI employed in place of the belt-shifter and fast andloose pulleys.

Forthe purpose ot' conducting away from the machine the considerablequantity of water which is discharged from the bottles duringthewashing, and especially during the rinsing, a pan or shield is securedto the frame of the machine below the working parts, as clearly shown inFig. l, which catches the water as it is discharged and delivers it to acentral trough, from which it may be led away by a suitable pipe.

It will be obvious that in attaining my main object-namely, theproduction of a machine into which a case of bottles can be set and bywhich they will be thoroughly washed and .IIO

also rinsed-the bottle-holder may be supj ported in various ways to havethe desiredtoand-fro movement, which may bein a straight line or in thearc of acircle, and that various other changes can be made in thedetails of construction and arrangement of the mechanical devices hereindescribed, wherefore I do not intend to limit my invention to theprecise construction and arrangement shown.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a machine for washing bottles and otherlike articles, the combination of a main frame having side members, aholder for the bottles or other like articles, a frame in which saidholder is rotatably mounted, means for reciprocating said frame, a diskor wheel secured to said holder to rotate therewith with its peripheryin proximity to the side members of the main frame and having projectingpins or studs, and a cam or incline supported upon one of said sidemembers in the path of said studs to coperate therewith, whereby saidholder is rotated during the reciprocations of the frame.

2. In a machine for washing bottles and other like articles, thecombination of aholder for the bottles or other like articles, a framein which said holder is rotatably mounted, means for reciprocating saidframe, a wheel secured to said holder to rotate therewith and havingprojecting pins orstuds, a pivoted arm inclined in one direction in thepath of said studs, and a second pivoted arm above the first andinclined in the opposite direction, both of said arms being in operativerelation with said studsv whereby said holder is rotated during thereciprocations of the frame.

3. In a machine for washing bottles and other like articles, thecombination of a holder for the bottles or other like articles, a framein which said holder is mounted, a carrier in which said frame ismounted to swing, means for reciprocating said frame, a bolt engagingsaid frame and a relatively-fixed part, a cam to engage and withdrawsaid bolt and means to move said cam into operative relation with saidbolt, whereby, as said cam completes its movement, the frame is releasedand is permitted to swing with the holder to a substantially-verticalposition.

Il. In a machine for washing bottles and other like articles, thecombination of aholder for the bottles or other like articles, a framein which said holder is mounted, a carrier in which said frame ispivoted, means for reciprocating said carrier, a bolt engaging saidframe and said carrier, a cam to withdraw said bolt, a slide upon whichsaid cam is mounted, and means to shift said slide progressively as theframe is reciprocated.

5. In a machine for washing bottles and other like articles, thecombination ofa holder A for the bottles or other like articles, a framein which said holder is mounted, a carrier in which said frame ispivoted, means for reciprocating said carrier, a bolt engaging saidframe and said carrier, a cam to withdraw said bolt, and means actuatedby the successive reciprocations of the frame to shift said cam intooperative relation with the bolt.

6. In a machine for washing bottles and other like articles, thecombination of a holder for the bottles or other like articles, a framein which said holder is mounted, a carrier in which said frame ispivoted, means for reciprocating said carrier, a bolt engaging saidframe and said carrier, acam to withdraw said bolt, a slide upon whichsaid cam is mounted, means to shift said slide progressively as theframe is reciprocated, a spring to return said slide to initial positionand a detent to retain said slide against the action of said spring.

7. In a machine for washing bottles and other like articles, thecombination of a holder for the bottles or other like articles, a framein which said holder is mounted, a carrier in which said frame ispivoted, means for reciprocating said carrier, a bolt engaging saidframe and said carrier, acam to withdraw said bolt, a slide upon whichsaid cam is mounted, means to shift said slide progressively as theframe is reciprocated, a spring to return said slide to initial positionand a detent to retain said slide against the action of said spring andhaving a projection in the path of movement of said frame, whereby assaid frame is swung or tilted, the detent is released and the slide isreturned to initial position.

8. In a machine for washing bottles and other like articles, a holder toreceive a number of bottles or other like articles, said holdercomprising a relatively-fixed plate,a shaft and a longitudinally-movableplate having springseated cups or plungers to receive the ends of thebottles, and means to withdraw said movable plate to release thebottles.

9. In a machine for washing bottles and otherlike articles, thecombination of a holder for the bottles or other like articles, saidholder comprising a relatively-fixed plate and a relatively-movableplate adapted to receive the bottles between them, meansforsupportingthe plates, a frarne in which said holder is mounted, supports in whichsaid frame is pivoted to swing, and an arm or yoke engaging said movableplate and pivoted to the supports for said frame but eccentrically withrespect to said frame.

10. In a machine for washing bottles and other like articles, thecombination of a holder for the bottles or other like articles, saidholder comprising a shaft, a plate fixed upon said shaft, and a plateheld to rotate with and free to move longitudinally upon said shaft, afralne in'which said holder is free to rotate, supports in which saidframe is pivoted to swing, and an arm or yoke engaging the lastnamedplate and pivoted to the supports for said frame but eccentric-ally withrespect to said frame.

11. In a machine for washing bottles and other like articles, thecombination of a swinging frame and a holder for the bottles or otherlike articles, mounted in said frame, said holder comprising arelatively-fixed plate and a longitudinally-movable plate adapted toreceive the bottles between them, means for supporting the plates andconnections be- IOO IIO

tween said movable plate and a relativelyiixed part whereby the plate ismoved to release the bottles when the frame swings.

12. In a machine for washing bottles and otherlike articles, thecombination ofaframe, a holder for the bottles or other like articles,mounted to rotate in said frame, a head secured to said frame and havingan annular channel in its face and connected to a watersupply, and asecond head having an annular channel in its face and secured to saidholder to rotate therewith in contact with the first-named head, andpipes connected to the second-named head to deliver water to the bottlesin the holder.

13. In a machine for washing bottles and other like articles, thecombination of a reciprocating frame, a bodily-removable, rigid caseindependent of the frame in which a number of bottles may be placed andset together in the frame and means to secure said case and bottles insaid frame.

14. In a machine for Washing bottles and other like articles, thecombination of a reciprocating frame, a holder supported by said frameand comprising a relatively-xed plate and a relatively-movable plate,means for supporting the plates, a removable case to receive a number ofbottles, and means to move said movable plate to secure or release thebottles and case.

15. In a machine for washing bottles and other like articles, thecombination with a reciprocating carrier, of a holder mounted in saidcarrier and having a central shaft, a case to receivel a number ofbottles, said case being slotted from one side to the center to beslipped laterally upon said shaft, and means to secure said case andbottles in the holder.

16. In a machine for washing bottles and other like articles, thecombination with a reciprocating carrier, of a holder mounted in saidframe and having acentral shaft with a fiattened portion, a case toreceive a number of bottles, said case having a slot extended from oneside to the center, the central portion of said slot having a widthequal to the full diameter of the shaft and the outer portion having awidth equal to the thickness of the flattened portion of the shaft, andmeans to secure said case and bottles in the holder.

17. In a machine for Washing bottles and other like articles,thecombination of a reciprocating carrier, a swinging frame, a holder fmounted in said frame, means to lock said holder in position in thecarrier, a bodily-removable, rigid case independent of the holder toreceive a number of bottles and means to secure said case and bottles insaid holder.

18. In a machine for washing bottles and other like articles, thecombination of a reciprocating. carrier, a frame mounted to swing insaid carrier, a bottle-holder mounted to rotate in said carrier, nozzlessupported by said holder to rotate therewith and to direct a stream ofwater into each bottle, a sieve-like jacket around each nozzle toreceive shot from the bottles, and to permit the water to escape freely,each of said nozzles being located axially with respect to the jacketand the bottle, and means to deliver water to said nozzles.

19. In a machine for washing bottles and other like articles, thecombination of a reciprocating carrier, a frame mounted to swing in saidcarrier, a bottle-holder mounted to rotate in said holder, nozzlessupported by said holder to direct a stream of Water into each bottle, asieve-like jacket around each nozzle to receive shot from the bottles,and to permit the water to escape freely, each of said nozzles beinglocated axially with respect to the jacket and the bottle, a watersupplypipe to deliver Water to the nozzles, a valve to control saidwater-supply pipe and means to open said valve.

20. Ina machine for washing bottles and other like articles, thecombination of a reciprocating carrier, a frame mounted to swing in saidcarrier, a bottle-holder mounted to rotate in said holder, nozzlessupported by said holder to direct a stream of water into each bottle, aperforated jacket around each nozzle to receive shot from the bottles, awatersupply pipe to deliver water to the nozzles, and a valve to controlsaid water-supply pipe having an arm in the path of movement of saidswinging frame.

21. In a machine for washing bottles and other like articles, thecombination of a reciprocating carrier, a frame, a bottle holder mountedin said frame, means to reciprocate said frame, stopping mechanism, anddevices advanced progressively by the reciprocations of the frame tooperate said stopping mechanism.

22. In a machine for washing bottles and other like articles, thecombination of a reciprocating carrier, a swinging frame mounted in saidcarrier, a locking device to hold and release said frame, abottle-holder mounted in said frame, means to reciprocate said carrier,a stopping mechanism and devices actuated vby the frame as it isreleased and swings to operate said stopping mechanism.

23. In a machine for Washing bottles and other like articles, thecombination with a reciprocatin g carrier, a frame mounted to swing insaid carrier, a bottle-holder mounted in said frame, a cam carried bysaid frame, stopping mechanism and a shipper-lever therefor in the pathof said cam to be operated thereby.

This specification signed and witnessed this 12th day of March, 1897.

MELVIN E. DONALLY.

In presence of- W. B. GREELEY, F. M. EGGLESTON.

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